SCHOLAR RESPONSES:

What leadership roles or volunteer experiences have been important to you during your time at Maryland?

Besides my occasional leadership roles in all group assignments in my classes, I have always been a leader in my job positions. After acquiring a position, I have always advanced into leadership, or managerial, roles relatively quickly. I enjoy taking leadership roles to voice the opinion of my peers and myself in order to improve morale and overall productivity.

What has your scholarship meant to you and how has it enabled you to pursue new and exciting opportunities?

Scholarship support has helped significantly take the burden off of my family and myself in the effort to pay for college. My scholarship, the Walter A. Williams, Sr. Fund, has provided a significant amount of support to me, not only through monetary means, but through inspiration as well. Walter A. Williams, Jr. has been dedicated to providing assistance to students who lack the ability to attend college without some type of support. As mostly an independent, with all of my other responsibilities, I do not believe I would have been able to attend college at all without the help of the Walter A. Williams, Sr. Fund. Therefore I am very grateful that scholarship donors, like Walter A. Williams, Jr., have generously given back to the University by providing financial support to students.

Why did you choose to attend the University of Maryland, what makes this place special to you and what is your favorite part of being a Terp?

I chose to attend the University of Maryland because of the many academic and extracurricular opportunities that it provides and its location. The University offers a variety of majors and courses that students can explore to their strengths and interests. Furthermore, it offers significantly more extracurricular activities that appeal to all students’ interests, needs, nationalities, and more. I also chose to attend the University because of its proximity to my hometown, so that I could continue to provide whatever support necessary for my family, particularly my mother.

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